Oakdale Spring Classic Duathlon - DuathlonOther


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Oakdale, Minnesota
United States
FrontRunner
46F / 8C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 23m 44s
Overall Rank = 38/131
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 6/14
Pre-race routine:

Woke up 45 min prior to time required to get to transition at the opening. Nuked two eggs made toast with butter and jam. left a little early and got to the event right on time. Pumped up the bike tires and brought them to transition area. One hour prior to race ate a PBJ Picked up packets, urinated and headed out for warm-ups
Event warmup:

Took the bike out for a quick mile to check the tires and gearing - no issues but the wind just about took my breath away on the way back to transition. After re-racking, Renee and I went out for a 1 mile warm up run and practiced running into transition.
Run
  • 20m 4s
  • 3 miles
  • 06m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

The first mile felt - a-may-zing. Despite my Dad's funeral being the day before I was able to start strong. I tried to start slow but then decided I felt so good I needed to get going. Second mile I got in behind the teams and younger age groupers and fell off the pace some. Despite working harder on the third mile, the hills took a lot off my pace and I was a little slower still.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really
Transition 1
  • 01m 33s
Comments:

Putting on too many layers and I hadn't practiced this enough this year. Had to stop to mount my bike.
What would you do differently?:

practice transition more
Bike
  • 44m 1s
  • 14 miles
  • 19.08 mile/hr
Comments:

Just couldn't deal with with the nasty wind today - sucked everything out of my legs just dealing with it.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure - I definitely need to work on hills more and build up more strength.
Transition 2
  • 01m 1s
Comments:

Again with the wind and cold temps there was just too much gear to deal with in transition
What would you do differently?:

comfort vs. speed - I'm not sure. I do need to practice before the next race.
Run
  • 17m 7s
  • 2.5 miles
  • 06m 51s  min/mile
Comments:

This is the leg where losing the extra 10 lbs really showed up for me. The course runs backwards from the first run so it starts with a long down hill and finishes with a series of moderate uphill runs to the finish. Usually I am dying by the end of the second mile, this year I had a negative split!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing - perfect second run for this part of the season.
Post race
Warm down:

Ate one of Kevin O'Conner's hot dogs and a bottle of water. Cheered for my wife - I'm paying for it a little tonight.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My father dying

Event comments:

Having Kevin and Gear west serving Dogs made a big difference this year - really good on a cold windy day. The volunteers were friendly, the music was good and the course is as good as it gets for a Du. Can't say enough to encourage people to attend. If all 350 had shown up Randy might have needed more port-a-potties however.




Last updated: 2013-03-23 12:00 AM
Running
00:20:04 | 03 miles | 06m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/14
Overall: 28/131
Performance: Good
6:28 6:57 7:02 6:48 overall
Course: This is such a fun course to run on. I don't know of a better Du layout than this one.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
T1
Time: 01:33
Overall: Bad
Run with bike? Bad
Jump on bike? Bad
Getting up to speed and into shoes:
Biking
00:44:01 | 14 miles | 19.08 mile/hr
Age Group: 10/14
Overall: 59/131
Performance: Below average
16.6 (into the wind) 20.4 (cross wind and with the wind) 17.0 (into the wind)
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: Usually love this course but the wind didn't make it any fun - that said, the nice wide shoulders made it feel safe even when the wind was trying to knock me off my bike
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 85
Turns: Average Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:01
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:17:07 | 02.5 miles | 06m 51s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/14
Overall: 26/131
Performance: Good
7:05 6:59 6:56
Course: Again, I love this course. Just a reverse of the first without the short out and back.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4